http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/10/12/143154/91 Some people remember emotional events in their life for years. Up until now scientists have been unable to explain why you can forget what you had for breakfast but will always carry with you Suzie rejecting your prom date inquiry in high school. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134863/">New research</a> indicates memory retention may be aided by high levels of the stress hormone <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine">norepinephrine</a>. en-us Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:56:41 EST Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:57:42 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/10/12/143154/91#3 I have a favorite personal story about memory. It was freshman year of college in this psych class. We'd been discussing memory and my professor passed around a skull. I made a comment about what makes one moment more memorable than another and associative Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:57:42 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/10/12/143154/91#2 I thought this was a cool story in the news. We know so little about how memory works so anytime something like this gets published I find it fun to discuss. Since nobody else has chimed in yet with a long personal story* I figure I'll dredge one up for yo Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:11:09 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/10/12/143154/91#1 I've never had this experience - I tend to block out bad memories. I can remember my first date with my wife (about five and a half years ago) far better than I can remember my grandmother's funeral (which was about five years ago). Even more recent "bad Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:29:18 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/